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Miss World SA showers Botswana with love
MMEGI
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March 21, 2025
In an interview with Arts & Culture, Miss World South Africa underscored strong ties that exist between her country and Botswana especially in the pageantry space. She spoke highly of the relationship between the two nations highlighting that it...
How Botswana’s Brastorne is turning basic feature phones into digital gateways
Disrupt Africa
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March 24, 2025
Botswanan startup Brastorne is connecting millions of Africans who lack internet access by turning basic feature phones into digital gateways using simple technologies such as SMS, USSD and IVR/voice technology. Founded in 2013 by Martin Stimela...
S&P maintains Botswana’s credit rating but dims on economy
MMEGI
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March 24, 2025
S&P, one of three main credit ratings agencies whose opinions determine government’s cost of borrowing, maintained the country’s high sovereign credit ratings but revised the outlook from stable to negative. The decision, announced on Friday...
How Création Botswana Is Shaping The Future of Fashion
Botswana Gazette
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March 20, 2025
With insights from Paris-based upcycling pioneer Amah Ayivi and Cape Town’s luxury fashion expert Tamburai Chirume, local designers were provided with a blueprint for success in an increasingly competitive industry GOSEGO MOTSUMI The future of...
TOMRA Mining’s Test Centers: unlocking the potential of sensor-based ore sorting
Mining Weekly
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TOMRA Mining’s global network of Test Centers provides mining companies with a vital resource to make informed decisions about sensor-based ore sorting. By testing material samples under real-world conditions, mining operations can determine...
First phase of Scatec's Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana achieves commercial operation
Engineering News
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March 20, 2025
Renewable-energy company Scatec has achieved the successful commercial operation of the first 50 MW phase of the 100 MW Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana, which was developed in partnership with Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The remaining...
Botswana Diamonds renews licences covering KX36 discovery
ShareCast
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The AIM-traded firm said the renewed licences cover the KX36 kimberlite discovery and several high-grade geophysical anomalies, with drilling authorised for the promising targets. It said KX36, a 3.5-hectare kimberlite pipe, held an indicated...
WANDILE SIHLOBO: Continuously building friendships should be SA’s agricultural trade approach
BusinessLIVE
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At a time of heightened geoeconomic tension it is tempting to argue that countries, industries and businesses must align with particular interests or regions. For businesses and industries, the ideal path should be to remain neutral and continue...
‘Hunted’ Finds New Homes; India-Japan Anime Pact; ‘Limitless Win’ Renewed; Irish Shows Sell In Europe; Studio 99 Production Chief – Global Briefs
Deadline
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March 19, 2025
‘Hunted‘ Finds Homes In Sweden, Belgium & Botswana Civilians and celebrities will go on the run in Sweden, French-speaking Belgium and Botswana. Banijay Entertainment has struck deals placing adrenaline-fuelled reality series Hunted in the...
“We have worshipped mediocrity for too long” Charges Mumba as Malawi Moves to Restrict Imports Amid Forex Crunch, Pledges to Shield Local Industry
Nyasa Times
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March 18, 2025
Government has rolled out a sweeping import restriction on a list of commonly consumed goods in a bid to curb foreign exchange depletion and stimulate local production. In a robust statement issued during a press briefing on Monday, Minister of...
Botswana’s Electricity Generation Surges As Imports Decline
Botswana Gazette
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January 16, 2025
Domestic generation up 11.1% to 988,303 MWH compared to 889,535 MWH of Q3 2023 Imported electricity fell by 38.3% to 236,075 MWH from 382,426 MWH in Q3 2023 Solar energy contributed 0.3% (2,651 MWH) to Botswana’s electricity mix in Q3 2024 GAZETTE...
Gauteng heavy equipment manufacturing sector has not reached its full potential, Maile says
Engineering News
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After visiting manufacturing and engineering company JA Engineering’s facilities in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on March 13, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile said he was upbeat about the prospects for the heavy equipment...
Botswana’s GDP shrinks for third consecutive quarter
MMEGI
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January 13, 2025
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is an aggregate measure of the value of goods and services produced within the country, has been negative for three consecutive quarters in 2024, as Botswana’s economic mainstay sectors remained subdued....
Diamonds of Botswana Report Now Available
INSTOREMAG
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March 21, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) Natural Diamond Council launches a new flagship report – Diamonds of Botswana. We continue our report series with an immersion into the second-largest diamond producer in the world. The in-depth analysis shares key figures and...
‘From diamonds to disruption: Can Botswana rewrite future through innovation?’
MMEGI
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March 18, 2025
For decades, Botswana has been celebrated for its diamond wealth, political stability, and prudent economic management. However, in a world where technology is the new currency of power, natural resources alone are no longer sufficient to secure...
Japan's Cross-Border E-Commerce“WAFUU” Adds Shipping To 37 New Countries
MENAFN
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March 18, 2025
(MENAFN- AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- QRESTIA Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hidemasa Fukada) is pleased to announce that WAFUU, its cross-border e-commerce site, has expanded its shipping Network to an additional 37...
SA’s PostNet opens first franchise in Botswana
MMEGI
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March 18, 2025
Following years of extensive research on the Botswana market, company officials this week revealed that the company has sold its first store at Gaborone’s The Fields Mall with other interested franchisees expected to pave a roadmap for expanding...
Consumers face rising maize prices amid tight supplies and drought impact
IOL
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South African households may soon feel the pinch as the price of white maize, a staple food, is expected to rise in the first quarter of 2025. This comes after a challenging 2024 maize production season marked by drought, according to the...
If the international community wants to curb fossil fuel emissions, it must make Africa a serious clean energy offer
Atlantic Council
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March 20, 2025
As the climate crisis worsens, all countries must curb their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including by reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. But while all countries should contribute to the global effort, they shouldn’t cut their emissions...
Can South Africa save its minerals exploration sector?
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 22, 2025
Last year, a South African government-backed fund invited applications from would-be junior miners, hoping to find that the country’s mineral exploration business was not ex-growth, as is sometimes suggested. The response was overwhelmingly...